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18 May 2007

Help pick Hillary Clinton's campaign song I'm still undecided.

post by: box at: 14:57 | 20 comments

Kinda surprised at the number of foreign artists on there.
I don't see anything wrong with it, but it seems like picking an American band/musician when running for American polical office would go without saying.

posted by kellydamnit 18 May | 15:03

~~Smash Mouth~~ Monkees

posted by iconomy 18 May | 15:08

"Joan Crawford Has Risen From The Grave" Blue Oyster Cult

posted by jonmc 18 May | 15:11

Dvid Bowie "Quicksand"

posted by Hugh Janus 18 May | 15:15

Or David Bowie, depending on whether you got the Shanghai bootleg of "Hanky Dury" or not.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 May | 15:16

Ready to Run, naturally. I love number 1, but not for the campaign. I agree with kellydamnit. It should be by an American artist. Just like Superbowl XL's halftime show should have had a Motown theme, and not the Rolling Stones.

posted by LoriFLA 18 May | 15:23

I hope instead of a song they pick a platform.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 May | 15:31

What? No "Stand By Your Man"?

posted by wendell 18 May | 15:33

If it were up to me, I'd probably just pick 'Don't Stop' again.

posted by box 18 May | 15:36

Oh, and here's the list:

U2 - City of Blinding Lights
KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See
Smash Mouth - I'm A Believer
The Temptations - Get Ready
Dixie Chicks - Ready to Run
Shania Twain - Rock This Country!
U2 - Beautiful Day
Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

posted by box 18 May | 15:39

The whole point of picking 'I'm A Believer' is to reach out to religious Shrek fans. Calling it a Monkees song would spoil the whole thing, because it makes people think of evolution.

posted by box 18 May | 15:44

"Beautiful Day" is a ripoff of "The Sun Always Shines on TV" by A-Ha.

I'm disappointed, yet unsurprised, that there's no Curtis Mayfield on the list.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 May | 15:45

How can I vote for her now that I know how anodyne her tastes are? Next thing you know, there'll be a yellow rug in the Oval Office.

posted by Hugh Janus 18 May | 15:47

Wow, none of them have a 'campaign song' vibe at all.

posted by matthewr 18 May | 16:11

Obviously: "The Bitch Is Back"

posted by mischief 18 May | 16:24

NWA, Fuck the Police. Oh, wait, excuse me. *WA, **** the Police.

I think her campaign song should just be John Cage's 4'33". A long, oppressive silence.

posted by Eideteker 18 May | 18:02

I don't see anything wrong with it, but it seems like picking an American band/musician when running for American polical office would go without saying.

Don't they all live in New York anyway?

How can I vote for her now that I know how anodyne her tastes are?

The Clintons changed the Democratic party song to "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow."

Anyway, having meh taste, which is what the Democrats usually come up with, is better than the Republican -- there's one in every campaign -- who mistakenly chooses a pop song that does not actually say what he thinks it does, or spurs the artist to campaign for the other guy.

Ex. Reagan rallies play "Born in the USA". Bruce says they should listen to all the lyrics.
Ex. Bush rallies use Foo Fighters' "Times Like These". Grohl goes on tour with Kerry.

posted by stilicho 19 May | 07:06

Do you remember that 'Stand By Your Man' thing, wendell? The way I recall it, anyway, during the '92 campaign, HC said that she wasn't going to stand by her man like Tammy Wynette, and be barefoot and pregnant and baking cookies. Then, when this statement proved somewhat controversial, she and Barbara Bush submitted competing chocolate-chip cookie recipes to a national women's magazine.

Please, somebody tell me I'm not hallucinating this whole thing.

posted by box 19 May | 07:28

Yes, I remember this. I think Laura's recipe had an error and wasn't tested personally. I don't think it was even a personal or favorite recipe of hers. I think a staffer submitted it for Laura.